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108 2017-2018 Catalog English as a Second Language - Environmental Horticulture ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (MAJOR #R.3030.CC ) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION   The Certificate of Competency in Academic and Vocational English as a Second Language prepares intermediate level ESL students with the reading, writing and oral skills in English needed to succeed in a variety of advanced academic and vocational situations. Students attaining this certificate will be ready to begin study in vocational and academic programs. Certificate Student earning Outcomes Upon completion of this certificate, students will be able to: • Write cohesive and coherent multiple-draft essays at the high intermediate level ; • Write a basic in-class, timed essay at the high intermediate level; • Identify and edit second language writing errors at the high intermediate level ; • Read and understand high-intermediate academic texts; • Demonstrate critical reading in high-intermediate texts; and • Demonstrate and understanding of vocabulary in high-intermediate texts. Required Courses ESL 325W High Intermediate Academic Writing ESL 326R High Intermediate Academic Reading ESL 366R Intermediate Academic Reading and Vocabulary ESL 366W Intermediate Academic Writing One elective ESL 327G High-Intermediate Academic Grammar ESL 366G Intermediate Academic Grammar ESL 366LS Intermediate Listening and Speaking Total Units 0 Advisor(s): Al Haider, Frampton (Madera), Nippoldt ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE Program Learning Outcomes: • Demonstrate a proficiency in performing basic tasks of landscape installation/construction [with minimal technical supervision]. • Demonstrate a proficiency in performing basic tasks of landscape and turf maintenance, irrigation analysis and repair, pruning, trimming, and mowing skills. • Demonstrate a proficiency in performing basic landscape design activities including client contact, site measuring, evaluation of client needs, final plan design, and cost estimates to clients. • Demonstrate a proficiency in basic plant identification and usage associated with the horticulture industry including water-wise gardening techniques. • Demonstrate a proficiency in basic plant propagation and production tasks with emphasis on nursery operations. • Demonstrate a proficiency in basic retail nursery tasks including display merchandising and salesmanship, and concepts of quality, service, and knowledge. • Demonstrate a proficiency in digital/electronic technology as found in the horticulture business industry. • Demonstrate proficiency in common workday tasks such as filling-out timesheets and absence forms as well as a basic understanding of employment policies and ethics. ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE (MAJOR #R.1061.AS ) ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE   Upon completion of the Environmental Horticulture Associate in Science Degree, students will have developed skills and competencies in landscape design and maintenance, plant propagation and production, floral design, pest management, irrigation installation, and water management. The skills and knowledge developed by students through this course of study will successfully prepare them to assume responsibility for leadership and management positions in horticultural business organizations and/or governmental agencies such as landscape contracting, landscape and grounds maintenance, landscape design, retail and wholesale nursery operations, pest control, floral design, and other environmental horticulture industry sectors. Agriculture Core ...........................................................28 AGBS 3 Agriculture Accounting ....... 3 AGBS 4 Computer Applications in Agriculture ........................... 3 AGBS 5 Ag Sales and Communications ................. 3 AGBS 6 Career Preparation ............... 1 AGBS 7 Career Leadership Seminar....1 MAG 40 Introduction to Agriculture Mechanics ......... 3 PLS 1 Introduction to Plant Science ................................. 3 PLS 1L Introduction to Plant Science Laboratory. ..... 1 PLS 2 Soils ..................................... 3 PLS 2L Soils Laboratory ................... 1 PLS 5 Principles of Irrigation Management ........................ 3 PLS 7 Integrated Pest Management .........................3